====== Ben Shaw ======
=====AKA=====
[[Redemption]]

  * Ben the Grouch<sup>388</sup>

=====Physical Description=====
Chat Archives
  * Ben is probably a little younger than Mercy, 25 or so <sup>Chat 2007-07-21</sup>
[[Moon Called]]
  * Not bad-looking, if a trifle effeminate for Mercy's taste <sup>59</sup>
  * He looked boyishly charming when he smiled<sup>61</sup>
[[Iron Kissed]]
  * Has pale hair<sup>99</sup>
  * Taller than Adam <sup>276</sup>
[[Bone Crossed]]
  * His blond hair looked almost white illuminated by the porch light <sup>26</sup>
  * Fine featured <sup>72</sup>
[[Fire Touched]]
  * Clear blue eyes <sup>66</sup>


====Injuries====
^    Ben Shaw Injuries & Scars  ^^
^   [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]]   ^^
^    Injury Type/Scar                          ^    Notes                      ^
|  Shot By Tranquilizer Dart <sup>286</sup>          |  [[Werewolf (C) Mercenary]]  |
^   [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #2: [[Blood Bound]]   ^^
^   Injury Type/Scar                           ^     Notes                       ^
|   Broken Front Leg<sup>243</sup>                       |  [[Andre]]          |
|  Attempted Suicide<sup>264</sup>  |  Attacked Another Wolf  |
^   [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]]   ^^
^   Injury Type/Scar                           ^     Notes                       ^
|  Knocked Unconscious<sup>208</sup>  |  [[Aiden Fideal]]  |
^  [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #5: [[Silver Borne]]  ^^
^  Injury Type/Scar  ^  Notes  ^
|  Burned and blistered hands<sup>165</sup>  |  Mercy's Trailer Fire  |
|  Smoke Inhalation<sup>165</sup>  |  Mercy's Trailer Fire  |
^  [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #7: [[Frost Burned]]  ^^
^  Injury Type/Scar  ^  Notes  ^
|  Shot by Tranquilizer Dart<sup>25</sup>  |  Renegade CNTRP Agent  |
|  Shot Above Right Knee<sup>26</sup>  |  Renegade CNTRP Agent  |
^  [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #9: [[Fire Touched]]  ^^
^  Injury Type/Scar  ^  Notes  ^
|  Cut along face and collarbone<sup>265</sup>  |  Fae Attacking Pack HQ  |
^  [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #12: [[Smoke Bitten]]  ^^
^  Injury Type/Scar  ^  Notes  ^
|  Bite on Wrist<sup>153</sup>  |  Smoke Weaver  |
|  Broken Knee<sup>157</sup>  |  [[Mercy Thompson]]  |
|  Broken Shoulder<sup>157</sup>  |  [[Adam Hauptman]]  |
|  Broken Bones in Lower Back<sup>157</sup>  |  [[Adam Hauptman]]  |
|  Near Drowning<sup>163</sup>  |  Attempting to Reverse Smoke Demon Bite  |
|  Tased<sup>165</sup>  |  [[Kyle Brooks]]  |
|  Rear Legs Mangled<sup>289</sup>  |  Car Windows  |
|  Fur Burned<sup>291</sup>  |  Silver Bindings  | 

=====Appearances & Mentions=====
^           Appearances                   ^                            
|[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]]  |
|[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #2: [[Blood Bound]] |
|[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]] |
|[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #4: [[Bone Crossed]]|
|[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #5: [[Silver Borne]]|
|[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]]|
|[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #7: [[Frost Burned]]|
|[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #8: [[Night Broken]]|
|[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #9: [[Fire Touched]]|
|[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #10: [[Silence Fallen]]|
|[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #11: [[Storm Cursed]]|
|[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #12: [[Smoke Bitten]]|
|[[Mercyverse Short Fiction]]: [[Redemption]]|
^           Mentions                    ^                              
|[[Mercyverse Short Fiction]]: [[In Red, with Pearls]]|
|[[Alpha & Omega Series]] #6: [[Wild Sign]]|
=====Classification=====
[[Werewolf]]
====Description====
Chat Archives
  * Has been a wolf for 6 or 7 years <sup>2007-07-21</sup>
[[Moon Called]]
  * The red wolf was taller and leaner than usual, as if he'd been bred for running rather than fighting <sup>279</sup>
[[Blood Bound]]
  * Despite his attitude, Ben had more control of his wolf than nearly all of the others <sup>139</sup>
  * Ben had given up entirely to his wolf under the influence of Littleton<sup>255</sup>
  * He wouldn't shift from wolf or hunt with the pack after he killed Daniel<sup>262</sup>
[[Iron Kissed]]
  * If it weren't for the two submissive wolves in the pack, Ben would be on the bottom<sup>277</sup>
[[Silver Borne]]
  * Ben was sometimes not as aware of subtle cues as some of the other wolves<sup>170</sup>
[[Frost Burned]]
  * His eyes were bright gold with the wolf<sup>27</sup>
  * If Ben had killed when he was wounded and shaken by Peter’s death, he could lose control of his wolf and never regain it<sup>7</sup>
[[Redemption]]
  * His wolf saw all humans as weak, and people could feel things like that<sup>368</sup>
  * He let the wolf he kept balled up inside him out just enough to be scary but not enough to be dangerous, a more difficult balance than usual because the moon’s song was in his blood<sup>367</sup>
  * He stretched his neck and heard the bones pop, a sign that the wolf was too prominent<sup>367</sup>
  * He didn’t care how dominant he was, he didn’t, though he disliked obeying other wolves intensely<sup>377</sup>
  * Has new upward mobility in the pack structure<sup>377</sup>
  * A wolf’s immortality was a gift for him to use wisely or poorly<sup>378</sup>
  * He usually changed for the nights on either side of a full moon because fighting it was tough. No use at all fighting if the moon was full, she called his wolf right out<sup>380</sup>
[[Night Broken]]
  * Ben had changed and grown stronger and wasn't as subservient to Aurielle<sup>132</sup>

[[Fire Touched]]
  * Ben had been climbing the pack hierarchy-not by battling his way up but by not backing down<sup>66</sup>
====Affiliation====
[[Columbia Basin Pack]]
=====Residence===== 
[[mercyverse_residences#ben_shaw_house|Ben Shaw House]] 
=====Family & Significant Other=====
=====Occupation=====
[[mercyverse_businesses#pacific_northwest_laboratories_dba_division|Northwest Laboratories DBA Division]]\\

=====Character Traits & Facts=====
[[Moon Called]]
  * Accent that wasn't quite like Prince Charles, but closer to that than Fagan in //Oliver// <sup>56</sup>
[[Iron Kissed]]
  * Ben was tough as nails<sup>106</sup>
  * Fled England to Adam's pack to avoid questioning in a brutal multiple rape case<sup>106</sup>
  * Owned a little red Chevy truck<sup>204</sup>
  * Ben was abused as a child<sup>282</sup>
====Education, Work Experience & Languages====

  *  **Education**
    * [[Redemption]]
      * Did well in school<sup>382</sup>
   * **Work Experience**  
    * [[Blood Bound]]
      *  A computer geek working at the Pacific Northwest Nation Laboratory which was affiliated in some arcane manner with the Hanford Nuclear Site<sup>101</sup>
    * [[Silver Borne]]
      * At work, when they get bored, they issue challenges<sup>102</sup>
    * [[Redemption]]
      * Everyone at his work was scared of him except his friend Rajeev because Rajeev was on the other side of the world<sup>369</sup>
      *Ben had been used as a motivational force for good in his workplace when he tried to stop swearing to win a bet with Adam<sup>375</sup>
  * **Language**
    *  [[Moon Called]]
      * Has a British accent <sup>54</sup>
====Spirituality & Personality====
Chat Archives
  * Ben's problems are personality problems, not werewolf related<sup>2008-10-11</sup> 
  * Ben hates women. He'll do whatever he can to bother them<sup>2007-05-20</sup>
  * Ben mostly just hates everyone<sup>2007-05-20</sup>
[[Blood Bound]]
  * He was a petty, nasty, and violent man. Everything he said came out like a sneer or a threat, all in this nifty British accent <sup>57</sup>
  * Ben thinks he's handsome, clever, and witty <sup>60</sup>
[[Iron Kissed]]
  * He believes you only run if you have hope<sup>257</sup>
  * Ben was vain enough to enjoy attention<sup>279</sup>
[[Bone Crossed]]
  * Ben was a misogynist of the highest order with the added bonus of a foul mouth<sup>169</sup>
[[Silver Borne]]
  * When he extends himself beyond his usually nasty personality, people tend to find Ben reassuring<sup>170</sup>
  * He was bitter when he first arrived; Eastern Washington is a big comedown from London<sup>185</sup>
[[Redemption]]
  * Ben was starting not to recognize himself<sup>375</sup>
  * Ben threw away what he knew and tried to go with what he felt—which was difficult for him because facts had never failed him the way emotions had<sup>377</sup>
  * All of his life, Ben had always been considered brilliant—troubled, obnoxious, criminal, occasionally violent, but always brilliant<sup>376</sup>

[[Fire Touched]]
  * Under orders, he tended to be much more businesslike, especially lately<sup>87</sup>
====Talents & Skills====
[[Iron Kissed]]
  * Ben made a really, really scary boogeyman<sup>298</sup>
[[Bone Crossed]]
  * Wouldn't win a verbal skirmish with Kyle<sup>235</sup>
[[Silver Borne]]
  * Computer work such as the mailing list is Ben's duty in the pack<sup>188</sup>

[[In Red, With Pearls]]
  * Warren can get by on the computer, but Ben makes him look like a complete Luddite<sup>351</sup>

[[Frost Burned]]
  * Ben is good for defense<sup>270</sup>
[[Redemption]]
  * Writes his own code; is a top flight computer guru<sup>365</sup>

====Health & Fitness====
[[Frost Burned]]
  * severely abused when he was a child<sup>85</sup>
====Quirks====
[[Bone Crossed]]
  * He swears a lot, but never when Adam is around<sup>29</sup>
[[Frost Burned]]
  * He's creative when he swears<sup>8</sup> 
  * Ben's too smart to swear at cops<sup>8</sup>
[[Redemption]]
  * Ben’s cubicle was the farthest one, and he liked it that way because people with random issues usually stopped elsewhere before they got to him<sup>370</sup>
  * Ben hung a whiteboard on the outside of his cubicle wall next to the entrance of his lair. On it he had written: //I know you are here. Wait silently, and I'll get to you as soon as I am able. If you speak with before then, you will not find me helpful.// On the floor just inside his cubicle was a mat with a pair of black footprints and "Wait here" painted on it<sup>370</sup>

[[Fire Touched]]
  * Ben's swearing was a defense mechanism<sup>107</sup>

[[Silence Fallen]]
  * His game name was Sodding Bart<sup>2</sup>
  * Ben's work had a discussion about swearing in professional emails with him. Being Ben, he'd actually increased the swearwords, but added asterisks<sup>98</sup>

[[Storm Cursed]]
  * His clear British accent had the weird effect of making everything he said sound a little more intelligent than it really was, an effect that he conscientiously-Mercy was convinced-canceled by adding the kids of words responsible for whole generations of people who knew what soap tasted like<sup>5</sup>
  * Ben was a computer nerd; when in doubt, his brain focused on electronics<sup>6</sup>
=====Relationships=====

Mercy and Ben

Chat Archives
    *Ben likes Mercy despite himself<sup>2008-01-06</sup>
[[Blood Bound]]
    * Mercy dislikes Ben<sup>85</sup>
    * Ben shifted in order to help save Mercy after she went hunting Andre<sup>289</sup>
[[Bone Crossed]]
    * Ben adores Mercy. He doesn't know how to deal with it yet<sup>232</sup>
[[Silver Borne]] 
    * He could be creepy and horrible, but he was almost Mercy's friend<sup>46</sup>
    * Ben rushed into Mercy's burning trailer with Adam to help save her; rescued Medea<sup>165</sup>
[[River Marked]]
    * Mercy told him her sisters were off limits<sup>39</sup>
[[Redemption]]
    * the burnt motor-oil smell that was a part of her used to irritate him—and now it irritated him that he associated the smell with pack and safety<sup>377</sup>
[[Smoke Bitten]]
    * Mercy didn't know that she could bear a world without the foul-mouthed wolf<sup>154</sup>

Adam and Ben

Chat Archives
  * Bran was pretty sure Ben was fixable which is why he was sent to Adam<sup>2009-10-08</sup>
[[Moon Called]]
  * Adam told Jesse to stay out of his way<sup>58</sup>
  * He came to Adam's rescue twice, and the second time it was only chance that he intercepted a tranquilizer rather than a bullet<sup>304</sup>
[[Blood Bound]]
  * Ben would take a bullet for Adam<sup>57</sup>
[[Iron Kissed]]
  * He was impressed with Adam's computer skills<sup>274</sup>
[[River Marked]]
  * Darryl, Warren and Ben lined up next to Adam during his and Mercy's wedding<sup>33</sup>
[[Redemption]]
  * He didn’t think of Adam as his father. He’d had one father, and that was enough for him. But Adam was good at sorting out people<sup>375</sup>
  * Adam would never hurt him or allow him to be hurt outside of the discipline needed to keep peace within the pack<sup>377</sup>

With The Pack

[[Blood Bound]]
  * Not an out werewolf at this time<sup>56</sup>
  * Ben was a pretty decent nerd and that surprised Darryl who got him a job<sup>102</sup>
[[Bone Crossed]]
  * After Mary Jo was healed from death, she told Ben that if he’d keep his mouth shut, she’d love to get naked with him<sup>169</sup>
[[Silver Borne]]
  * It took Ben a while to appreciate Warren<sup>185</sup>
  * Ben had to memorize the official code of conduct before he was allowed to join the pack<sup>234</sup>
[[Frost Burned]]
  * People outside the pack and Adam's family just weren't real to him<sup>85</sup>
  * He considers Kyle a part of the pack<sup>85</sup>
  * He likes Kyle and he didn't like very many people<sup>137</sup>
[[Smoke Bitten]]
  * Warren and Ben are good friends<sup>98</sup>

With His Previous Pack:

[[Redemption]]
  * Ben’s first Alpha had been more beast than man, and he’d never explained anything about dominance other than the absolute rule that Ben had to obey everyone he couldn’t take down<sup>376</sup>
  * Terry had been the pack’s second in London, in Ben’s first pack<sup>384</sup>
  * He worked for the Alpha, who was a loan shark. The whole pack worked for him, really, but Terry got paid for it. Terry’s job was to go collect from people who weren’t making their payments<sup>384</sup>
  * Shortly after Ben was Changed, he was sent to tag along to make sure matters were discreet. The Alpha felt that Terry might forget himself and hang around until the police came by<sup>384</sup>
  * After his real IT job, Ben got to trail Terry around three days a week<sup>384</sup>
  * Terry didn’t just beat up the people because they weren’t quick with their money; he beat up people because he liked it. Ben’s real job was to stop him before there was a dead body<sup>385</sup>
  * Terry went hunting with Ben as observer; sometimes it was one of the other wolves, but mostly it was Ben—and Terry liked that part of it, too—and so did some dark part of Ben<sup>385</sup>
  * And so it went for almost a year and a half, fourteen victims. The fifteenth lay unconscious on the floor<sup>386</sup>
  * Ben cut Terry's throat, then ripped off his head<sup>387</sup>

[[Ben & His Parents]]
 
Issues with Women & the Law:

Chat Archives
  * Ben doesn't have a criminal record -- but it's more that he didn't get caught than any good behavior on his part.He's had run ins with the police, been suspected of stuff<sup>2009-10-08</sup>
  * Ben was high on the suspect list for some rather nasty crimes involving women.  Not even Ben's Alpha knew if he'd done them<sup>2009-10-08</sup>
[[Iron Kissed]]
  * Ben had fled England to Adam's pack to avoid questioning in a brutal multiple rape case<sup>99</sup>
[[River Marked]]
  * He's better than he was when he first came to Adam's pack, but he's not safe. Some part of him still hates women, still looks upon them as prey; as long as that's true, he needs watching<sup>40</sup>
[[Redemption]]
  * He wasn’t used to having a woman defend him. It made him feel odd. Odder than it should<sup>375</sup>
  * Women were always smiling and pretty on the outside<sup>382</sup>

With Vampires:

Chat Archives
  * Ben likes Stefan quite a bit<sup>2008-04-05</sup>
[[Blood Bound]]
  * Ben and Daniel had struck up an odd friendship while they were out hunting Littleton and it destroyed him after he killed him<sup>262</sup>
[[Bone Crossed]]
  * Ben fed Stefan when he needed it; feels he owes him<sup>30</sup>


